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UK Seafood Company Cuts Plastic Packaging by 60%
British seafood company JCS Fish redesigned the packs for its range of frozen salmon products in a way that cut plastic packaging usage by around…
Insects decline on land, fare better in water, study finds
Insects touch nearly every corner of life on this planet, filling endless functional roles and providing services too vast to name — and they are…
Auckland water shortage: Treated sewage a future option as city deals with climate change, population growth
Amid the worst drought on record, Auckland Council this week signed off mandatory restrictions for the first time since 1994, when the region’s supply dams…
European lawmakers to consider tougher climate law: draft
European Union lawmakers are considering toughening the bloc’s planned climate law, with stricter near-term emission goals and a binding commitment for every member state to…
Sea levels could rise more than a metre by 2100, experts say
Sea-level rise is faster than previously believed and could exceed 1 metre by the end of the century unless global emissions are reduced, according to…
Wildlife habitat destruction and deforestation will cause more deadly pandemics like coronavirus, scientists warn
As climate change contributes to a surge in disease outbreaks across the world, scientists warn that current rates of environmental degradation and biodiversity loss will…
Scottish Startup Creates Breakthrough Brick Made From Construction Waste
A startup company called Kenoteq has launched a sustainable building brick that generates less than 10 percent of the carbon emissions released during the manufacture…
Critics alarmed by US nuclear agency’s bid to relax rules on radioactive waste
The federal agency providing oversight of the commercial nuclear sector is attempting to push through a rule change critics say could allow dangerous amounts of…
Material Change launches electrical recycling campaign
The not-for-profit, formerly known as the WEEE Fund, is calling on households to stop throwing away and hoarding unwanted old electricals and start reusing and…
Coyuchi, full circularity, and the challenge of textile recycling
Home textiles company Coyuchi has been ahead of the curve on sustainable business practices since its founding almost 30 years ago. “The original founder was…
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